[ips-dhfpr-euro] IPS Daily European HF Report 19 07 02

[Regional Warning Centre]

SUBJ: IPS DAILY EUROPEAN HF PROPAGATION REPORT
ISSUED AT 20/0630Z JUL 2002 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
EUROPEAN REGION SUMMARY AND FORECAST
MUF SUMMARY/FORECAST INFORMATION IN THIS REPORT IS AUTOMATICALLY
GENERATED FROM REGIONAL IONOSPHERIC DATA

1. SUMMARY FOR 19 07 02
Flares: none.
A possible weak shock was observed in the solar wind at 1441UT on 19
Jul.

PCA Event : 10Mev Proton/PCA Event Began 19 07 2002 1145UT and is in
progress

Observed T index:   123

Observed European Region MUFS:
Near predicted monthly values.

2. FORECAST FOR 20 07 2002

Forecast T index:   80
 
Forecast European Region MUFS:
Initially today: Near predicted monthly values.
Rest of day: Depressed 15-20%
COMMENT:Strongly degraded HF conditions expected due to geomagnetic
activity. The geomagnetic field was disturbed during the first 6
hours of the forecast day.


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